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King of the Queen City Homecoming 2013 People Behind the Scholarships 2K14

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Franklin EugEnE McCain Sr.

a lEgaCy of CouragE

A&T TodAyNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Winter/Spring 2014

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chAncEllorDr. Harold L. Martin Sr. ’74

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At the fall commencement, Dec. 14, 74-year-

old Bertha Kornegay Dixon walked across

the dais having successfully completed the

requirements to earn a Ph.D. in leadership

studies from North Carolina A&T State

University.

This degree added to her already impressive

collection of academic achievements:

Bachelor of Arts degree in business

education from Savannah State University,

Master of Arts degrees in education

and curriculum and administration from

Northeastern Illinois University and Chicago

State University, respectively, and a Juris

Doctorate from DePaul University.

Dixon attributes her love of education to

her father. As she reflects on her humble

upbringing in the small town of Hazlehurst,

Ga., she remembers how much her father

valued education. His goal, she said, was to

educate as many of his children as possible.

“My dad’s plan was that we would all work

together to get my two older sisters out

(of college) and then each one of us would

reach down and bring the younger ones out

of college,” she said.

Of her 12 siblings, 10 have earned master’s

degrees or above.

Septuagenarian Earns Doctorate

Although her doctoral program is complete, Dixon has no plans

of sitting idly. Her immediate goals are to become a professor at

N.C. A&T, take the bar exam and practice law in North Carolina or

become a consultant.

“When I retired they asked me what I wanted. I told them a rocking

chair, but it would only be for decoration,” she said.

Dixon practiced law for 26 years in Illinois where she also spent

time as a teacher and then administrator in the Chicago public

school system. In 2006, she became an adjunct professor in the

School of Business and Economics at A&T.

Her key piece of advice for students of any age is simply to have

a goal.

“Have a time frame for that goal and don’t let anyone or anything

get in your way of reaching that goal,” she said.

Board of Governors Approves More Out-of-State Freshmen for N.C. A&T

On Jan. 10, the University of North Carolina Board of

Governors approved Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr.’s proposal

to increase the out-of-state capacity for new freshmen at

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

In a letter to UNC President Thomas Ross dated Jan. 3,

Martin requested a 7 percent increase on the current 18

percent cap for out-of-state new freshmen citing the

university’s capability to serve the additional number of

students without it having a negative impact on in-state

enrollment or in-state students.

“We are pleased the board of governors agreed to increase

the out-of-state student cap at North Carolina A&T State

University,” said Martin. “We will continue to increase

the university’s academic competitiveness and prepare

more students for careers in high-need disciplines locally,

regionally and nationally.”

Recruitment efforts for out-of-state students will be focused

in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics,

nursing, education and agricultural disciplines.

As a part of the increase, no qualified in-state student

will be denied admission or access to the university to

accommodate out-of-state students.

The American Chemical Society (ACS) student chapter at North Carolina A&T State

University has been selected to receive a Commendable Award for its activities

conducted during the 2012-2013 academic year.

The Society Committee on Education presented 53 outstanding, 85 commendable

and 125 honorable mention awards. Lists of award winning chapters were published

in Chemical & Engineering News and in the November/December issue of

inChemistry, the student member magazine. The award-winning chapters will also

be honored at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Dallas,

Texas, on March 16.

Dr. Marion A. Franks, associate professor in the chemistry department, is the faculty

advisor for the ACS student chapter at N.C. A&T.

ACS is dynamic, visionary and committed to “improving people’s lives through

the transforming power of chemistry.” With more than 163,000 members, it is

the world’s largest scientific society and one of the leading

sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit

organization that was chartered by Congress, ACS is at the

forefront of the evolving worldwide chemical enterprise

and the premier professional home for chemists, chemical

engineers and related professions around the globe.

ACS Student Chapter Receives Award

®Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. congratulates Bertha K. Dixon, who earned a

Doctor of Philosophy degree in leadership studies at the age of 74.

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Toyota Exec Delivers Commencement Keynote

Wilbert W. “Wil” James, president

of Toyota Motor Manufacturing

Kentucky Inc. (TMMK), delivered

the keynote address at the fall

commencement exercises held

Dec. 14 at Greensboro Coliseum.

James’ career at Toyota spans

more than 26 years. He was

appointed to his current position

in July 2010.

James passed along three lessons

to the December class of 2013.

LeSSON ONe: Always do what

you commit to do and strive to

over-deliver.

James learned this lesson as a

boy. On one occasion James

mowed the lawn as he was told

but didn’t go the extra mile of

cleaning up the debris after the

chore was completed. His father

explained that over-delivering is

“the difference between getting

by and getting noticed.”

LeSSON TwO: Respect the

knowledge of others and (then)

go and see for yourself.

“never make a withdrawal until you’ve made a significant deposit.” – Wil James

Early in his career, James was

assigned a task that seemed

equivalent to finding a needle

in a haystack. A coincidental

conversation with an experienced

employee provided the information

he needed. “Know where to go and

who to ask,” he said.

LeSSON Three: Never make a

withdrawal until you’ve made a

significant deposit.

James said that this lesson is

true in finances and relationships.

He advised the candidates to

regularly deposit respect, trust and

teamwork, ask the right questions

and invest the time to listen. He

also warned, “One careless move

can deplete your account.”

The Norfolk, Va., native received

his Bachelor of Science degree

in mechanical engineering

technology Associate’s degree

in applied sciences from Old

Dominion University in 1978

and 1976, respectively. He and

his wife Michaelene reside in

Lexington, which places him

close to two of his three daughters

and their families.

James

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Biology receives $3.8 Million for research Support

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the Department of Biology with a $3.8 million grant in support

of North Carolina A&T State University’s Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Research Initiative for

Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program.

The RISE program was established in the biology department in 2007. The grant will support 40 undergraduate

students at its maximum capacity and 10 master’s level students annually for five consecutive years.

The goal of the MBRS-RISE program is to increase the number of students in areas of biomedical and behavioral

research. These students will be trained and mentored in state of the art research practices. They will also travel

and present data at science conferences, participate in seminars, supplemental instruction, bridge programs,

learning and living communities, and prepare for admission and success in tier Ph.D. programs.

For the 28th year, The Cooperative Extension Program at North Carolina

A&T State University is setting aside a week to showcase the impact

of small-scale agriculture in North Carolina with the 2014 Small Farms

Week, March 23–28.

The events will begin in western North Carolina and culminate on A&T’s

campus, and will recognize the contributions of small-scale producers on

farms that generate $250,000 or less, annually, in gross sales.

Whereas last year the focus was on tools for the next generation, this

year’s theme, “Innovations for the Next Generation,” looks at creative

ways to reach the next crop of agriculturalists.

Even as this year’s Small Farms Week theme pays homage to

“millennials” or Generation Y — young people born in the 1980s to 2000s

— Small Farms Week still celebrates small-scale farmers of all ages, land

sizes and traditional as well as unconventional enterprises.

“We maintain our commitment to those farmers who have long been

the backbone of our state — who have supported their communities

economically and provided safe, nutritious and affordable food — even

as we reach out to prepare that next generation of farmers and local

food producers,” says Dr. Fletcher Barber Jr., associate administrator

for The Cooperative Extension Program.

“We celebrate the contributions of our experienced farmers and new and

emerging farmers. We also pledge to continue the work, the outreach

and support that Cooperative Extension has been providing to our

agricultural base now for 100 years.”

Millennials the focus of 2014 Small farms Week

Some of the programs and workshops

for the week’s activities have been

specifically tailored to a young audience,

with the intention of demonstrating

farming as a career, as a means of

local-food production, and as a pathway

to community empowerment and

engagement. In addition, demonstrations

and educational activities will be

conducted at the University Farm, where

middle school students will explore

agricultural practices and learn about

agricultural industry jobs.

Other learning experiences for students

will include a lecture by a young food-

systems pioneer, urban farmer Robin

Emmons, honored last year as a CNN

Hero; and a screening of an urban

agriculture film, “Growing Cities.”

Dr. John O’Sullivan, Cooperative

Extension’s professor of sustainable

agriculture, local and community food,

says the activities have relevance for

students across the entire A&T campus

and not just those in the School of

Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

“Students today are interested in the issues

concerning where their food comes from

and in jobs and economic opportunities in

the food system as it relates to the African

American community,” says O’Sullivan,

who is also the co-director of the Center

for Environmental Farming Systems near

Goldsboro. “They have questions about

food deserts and economic opportunities.”

This year Cooperative Extension at A&T

and nationwide celebrate 100 years of its

official founding in 1914.

On Nov. 1, the Department of Journalism

and Mass Communication (JOMC) hosted

a summit—Media Coverage of Civil and

Human Rights in 2013: Unfiltered and

Unbiased?—on how media have covered and

reported civil and human rights issues and

events. The event convened in Crosby Hall.

Participants were Bob Butler of the National

Association of Black Journalists and N.C.

A&T alumni Dexter Mullins of Al Jazeera

America and veteran broadcast journalist

Sandra Hughes, among others.

One of the town hall sessions, Media

Accuracy in Civil and Human Rights,

examined how accurately media have

covered civil rights, human rights and race-

related issues in 2013. The second session,

Crisis Communications in Civil Rights,

explored crisis communications and the role

of public relations professionals and media

practitioners in high-profile civil rights and

criminal cases involving race and ethnicity.

A reception honoring Hughes was part of

the activities.

JOMC hosts Summit on Media’s Coverage of Civil and human rights

New Ph.D. Program In Computer Science Is Approved

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University expects

to admit the first class of students into the new Ph.D. program in

computer science in the fall. The University of North Carolina Board of

Governors approved the establishment of the program in 2013.

“The doctoral program is consistent with the A&T Preeminence 2020

strategic plan that aims to enhance graduate education and research,”

said Dr. Beryl McEwen, vice provost for strategic planning and

institutional effectiveness at N.C. A&T.

“The new Ph.D. program will further strengthen the graduate programs

at N.C. A&T by attracting highly qualified students for advanced study

and research in information security, distributed systems and artificial

intelligence,” said Dr. Sanjiv Sarin, vice provost for research, graduate

programs and extended learning, and dean of the graduate school.

The Department of Computer Science has been very active in

extramural research funding, having secured $9 million over the last

three years that has led to the establishment of nationally recognized

centers, such as the Center for Advanced Studies in Identity Sciences

(CASIS), with funding from the ARMY Research Labs and the Center for

Cyber Defense, which is funded by the National Security Agency and

Department of Homeland Security.

“Over the past six years, our computer science faculty and staff have

done an excellent job in preparing for this program,” said Dr. Gerry V.

Dozier, professor and chairman of the department. “We look forward

to the new collaborations with other computer science departments

throughout the Triad that will develop as a result of this program.”

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One of the Piedmont Triad’s key industries

will receive two more years of education,

research and workforce development from

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical

State University. The U.S. Department of

Transportation has awarded a two-year

renewal of funding for the Transportation

Institute at N.C. A&T.

“The Triad’s excellent geographic position

makes it a prime location for the

transportation and logistics industry,”

said Dr. Kathryn Dobie, director of the

Transportation Institute. “But continued

job growth and business success require

more than just great location. Technology

and the challenges of our economy make

transportation and logistics as complex and

dynamic as any high-impact industry.

The School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (SAES) hosted

two national conferences in September, engaging thousands of people

across the country in its programs and academic leadership and in

North Carolina A&T State University’s campus activities.

The National Goat Conference, held at the Joseph S. Koury Convention

Center and University Farm, and National Teach Ag Day, which

streamed live from the Alumni-Foundation Event Center on campus,

were both coordinated by SAES faculty and staff. The conferences also

provided training to A&T students who gained professional experience

as part of panel discussions, workshops and technical assistance.

The National Goat

Conference, held Sept.

15-18, included half-

day workshops and

demonstrations on goat

health at the University

Farm. The conference

brought more than 300

researchers, current and

prospective farmers and

ranchers, and academicians from across the country to Greensboro for

the event that was sponsored this year by SAES. 

Conferees hailed from as far away as Oregon and as nearby as

Seagrove, N.C., to attend interactive workshops and demonstrations,

and to hear from acclaimed experts on goats. The National Goat

Consortium, a collective of 1890 land-grant institutions that includes

A&T and 17 other universities across the Southeast, presents the

conference triennially.

SAES’s other national event, National Teach Ag Day, was streamed

live on the Internet from the Alumni-Foundation Event Center, Sept.

26, to an onsite crowd of more than 70 and a viewing audience of

more than 2,000. Viewers joined the webcast from 464 sites, 47 states,

and several college campuses including Penn State, the University

of Kentucky and The Ohio State University. In addition, the event

generated 1,200 #taglive13 tweets from 615 contributors reaching

299,000 accounts.

SAES Hosts Two National Conferences

National Teach Ag Day celebrates

school-based agricultural education

and is designed to share career

opportunities in agricultural

education with students from

middle school to college and

service programs, as well as with

other professionals. The event was

recruited to A&T by Dr. Antoine

Alston, interim associate dean for

academic studies, with key support

from Dr. Chastity Warren English.

A&T was recently honored as a

Teach Ag Champion by the National

Teach Ag Campaign, in recognition

of serving as host institution for the

National Teach Ag Day program

and webcast. The campaign is an

initiative of the National Council

for Agricultural Education, led

by the National Association of

Agricultural Educators (NAAE and is

funded by the CHS Foundation as a

special project of the National FFA

Foundation.

With strong programs in agricultural,

environmental, family and consumer

sciences designed to serve the

needs of agribusiness, rural

communities, and urban food

producers, A&T is an active partner

of the National FFA, an organization

with half a million members

nationwide.

Transportation Institute’s funding Renewed to Continue Serving Triad

“Our goal is to help the industry—and related ones, like

construction—to grow and thrive in its rapidly changing

environment and to be as efficient and effective as it can be.”

The institute’s initiatives serve students, industry professionals and

businesses. In the past five years, it has received more than $2.5

million from federal and state agencies. The ongoing programs

include the Right of Way Training Program, the N.C. A&T/N.C. DOT

Construction Contractor Technology Certificate Program, the

Summer High School Transportation Institute, and the Eisenhower

Transportation Fellowship program. It also offers seminars,

workshops, lectures, publications and other information.

Established in 1970, the Transportation Institute is a program of the

School of Business and Economics at A&T.

A&T received the new funding as a member of the Southeastern

Transportation Center consortium, a group of 10 universities in the

region. The university’s funding is included in a $5.5 million award to

the consortium.

In addition to A&T, members of the regional consortium

include the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, lead

institution; University of Alabama, Birmingham;

University of Central Florida; Clemson University;

University of Kentucky; University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, and University of South Florida.

The new award is one of 10 granted nationwide to

regional university transportation centers.

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National Environmental Conference Ignites Innovative Ideas, Information Exchange and Research Needs

More than 120 people from across the nation and abroad attended the 2013

National Conference on Advances in Environmental Science and Technology

that convened Sept. 12, in Greensboro, N.C., on the campus of North Carolina

A&T State University. Participants included environmental industry, federal,

state and local agencies, experienced professionals, lawmakers, community

leaders, and graduate and undergraduate students.

The conference provided a forum for agencies to address advances in

environmental science and technology including problems, solutions and

research needs. The goal was to foster relationships that could result in

partnerships needed to protect and sustain the environment and improve the

quality of life.

The national environmental conference with more than 70 presenters and

co-presenters offered two general sessions, two concurrent sessions and

a poster session highlighting more than 50 technical papers. The featured

keynote speakers were Michael Maloy, vice president of Sullivan International

Group in San Diego; Greg Green, director of outreach and information, United

States Environmental Protection Agency, and Barry Edwards, director of

utilities and engineering, Catawba County Government, N.C.

General session presentations focused on environmental regulations,

groundwater remediation technologies and waste to energy, while technical

sessions covered topics on climate change, economics and environmental

justice, fate and transport of contaminants, food bio-processing, innovative

environmental technologies, sustainable energy and water resources and

waste management.

Dr. Godfrey A. Uzochukwu, professor and director of the Waste Management

Institute at N.C. A&T, served as executive chairman of the conference.

Visit www.ncat.edu/~wmi for video highlights and program. Black Nativity

The Visual and Performing Arts Department presented its annual

holiday play, Langston Hughes’ “Black Nativity,” Dec. 5-8. The high

energy musical chronicles the Nativity story, using vibrant songs

and dances of praise and worship. Storytellers are used to guide the

audience through this retelling of the classic story.

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campus briefsfaculty and Staff

Two faculty researchers have been named 2014

Data Science Faculty Fellows by the National

Consortium for Data Science: dr. rajeev Agrawal, associate professor in the Department

of Computer Systems Technology, and dr. Justin Zhan, assistant professor in the Department of

Computer Science. Their research projects are

“Designing Sustainable and Domain-Neutral Next

Generation Data Infrastructure to Advance Big

Data Science” and “Community Detection on Big

Networks,” respectively.

Each researcher will receive $30,000 to support

their research. They are among five researchers

awarded fellowships for 2014.

dr. solomon Bililign, professor of physics and

director of the NOAA-ISET Center, presented a

paper—“Impacts of Biomass Burning Organic

Acids, and Aerosols on Climate and Air Quality

over the African Continent”—at the Africa Climate

Conference in Arusha, Tanzania, Oct. 15–18. The

conference is organized through the collaborative

efforts of the World Climate Research

Programme (WCRP) of the World Meteorological

Organization (WMO) and the African Climate

Policy Center (ACPC) of the United Nations

Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and

was hosted by the University of Dar es Salaam.

Bililign also organized and chaired a session at

the 80th annual meeting of the Southeastern

Section of the American Physical Society, Nov.

20–23, in Bowling Green, Ky. The session was

titled “The Role of Physics in Geosciences: Earth

and Atmospheric Physics and Climate Physics.”

dr. guibing chen, assistant professor in the

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

and lead scientist for food processing and

engineering at the Center for Excellence in

Post-Harvest Technologies, has had two articles

summarizing results from his research published

in the International Journal of Food Science and

Technology. “A comparison of two methods for

estimating microbial survival parameters from

dynamic survival data” summarizes some of Chen’s

research into food sterilization and pasteurization

processes. “Estimating microbial survival

parameters from dynamic survival data using

Microsoft Excel” describes a simplified process

for estimating microbial survival parameters.

Chen is also the recent recipient of a $299,988

USDA Capacity Building Grant for a three-year

study, “Development of wheat bread enriched with

microfluidized corn and oat brans.”

dr. salil desai, associate

professor in the Department

of Industrial and Systems

Engineering, has been

awarded United States

Patent No. 8,573,757. His

invention provides a

method of generating

scalable micro to nano-patterned features on

a substrate. The method involves ejecting a

succession of droplets and altering their sizes in

flight from micro to nano scale dimensions, thus

giving control on the topography of the final 3D

freeform features and enabling researchers to

deposit nano to micro droplets of different colloidal

materials including metals, ceramics, polymers,

bio-fluids, etcetera. Complex three-dimensional

structures can be fabricated on curved surfaces at

high throughput rates. This technology provides

diverse applications in the fields of semiconductor

electronics, photonics, NEM/MEMS, sensor

development and regenerative tissue engineering.

dr. Zerihun Assefa, professor of chemistry, was recently

named a National Faculty Mentor Role Model by Minority

Access Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that assists

individuals, academic institutions, corporations, and federal,

state and local government agencies in diversifying their

campuses and work sites.

dr. Elham “Ellie” fini, civil engineering; dr. Mahour Mellat Parast, applied engineering

technology, and daniel oldham, graduate student,

make up the N.C. A&T Bio-Adhesive Team that won

the grand prize of $100,000 at the 2013 Mega Watt

Ventures in Tampa, Fla., last September. Fini serves

as the team’s technical advisor. MegaWatt Ventures

is an annual clean energy business plan competition

sponsored by the United States Department of

Energy, in conjunction with Southeastern universities

in the U.S. The competition is designed to encourage

the commercialization of innovative energy-related

technologies from the lab bench into the marketplace.

The Bio-Adhesive Alliance’s winning technology

utilizes swine waste to create a durable construction

adhesive that enhances pavement performance.

Recently, the team was named champion of the ACC

Clean Energy Challenge.

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dr. Edward B. fort, professor and chancellor emeritus, edited

“Survival of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Making it

Happen (The Africana Experience and Critical Leadership Studies),” a

book that “serves as a ‘think piece’ for those concerned about the

future of HBCUs” as well as “a guide for those who need enlightenment

on the status of these institutions …” Fort also authored the preface,

introduction and three chapters—“For HBCUs: The Real Challenge,” “The

Difference Is Leadership” and “On-Campus Diversity and Its Challenge”—

and the conclusion. The book, part of The Africana Experience and

Critical Leadership Studies series edited by A&T professors Dr. Abul

Pitre and Dr. Comfort Okpala, is published by Lexington Books.

The oral history of Perry howard, associate professor in the

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design and

coordinator of the Landscape Architecture Program, School of

Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, has been added to the archives

of The HistoryMakers, a non-profit organization based in Chicago that

was established to videotape, preserve and share biographies of African

Americans who have made significant contributions to their professions

and American society.

dr. Mary T. lewis, associate professor of social work, Dr. Maura

Nsonwu, assistant professor of social work, Dr. Sharon Warren-Cook,

assistant professor and interim chair of the Department of Sociology

and Social Work, along with Dr. Raleigh Bailey, University of North

Carolina at Greensboro Center for New North Carolinians, and A.B.

Mayfield-Clarke of Summerfield, N.C., have published a chapter, “The

Complexity of the Nexus of Poverty and Healthy: Impact on Immigrants

and Refugees,” in a two-volume set titled “Poverty and Health: A Crisis

Among America’s Most Vulnerable.”

dr. harold l. Martin sr., chancellor, has been selected to serve on

a United States Senate task force to examine the federal regulations

and reporting requirements on institutions of higher education. The

bipartisan group will be tasked to review mandates on institutions

of higher education added by Congress and the U.S. Department

of Education. Members will be expected to offer recommendations

that will consolidate, streamline and even eliminate regulations and

requirements to make these processes less confusing.

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dr. Tonya smith-Jackson, chair of the Department of

Industrial and Systems Engineering, and her colleagues

drs. Marc resnick and Kayenda Johnson, have co-

edited a textbook on ergonomics. “Cultural Ergonomics:

Theory, Methods and Applications” is an introduction and

primer on how to implement the approach. It provides

systemic methods on how to apply what is learned from

analyses of culture to the design, development, and

evaluation of products and systems.

dr. Marcia Williams, director of STEM/sponsored

programs in the College of Engineering, was a panelist

at the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities

Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., in November.

The plenary session, “Undergraduate Research as an

Institutional Strategy,” included members of the Council

on Undergraduate Research and the Howard Hughes

Medical Institute. Williams currently serves as a CUR

councilor in the Undergraduate Research Program

Directors division and a member of the URPD Broadening

Participation Task Force.

dr. Jagannathan “Jag” sankar, director of the

Engineering Research Center

for Revolutionizing Metallic

Biomaterials (ERC-RMB) and

Distinguished Professor of

Mechanical Engineering, has

been recognized by Triad

Business Journal as one of

the “Triad’s Most Influential”

People for 2014. This is the sixth

consecutive year Sankar has

been named to this notable list.

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Senior computer science major Joi carter has been selected to receive

the 2014 Black Engineer of the Year

Leadership Award, an honor given to

two undergraduate students nationally

who have demonstrated leadership

in engineering through personal

accomplishments and developments and

has promoted science and technology.

Carter will be honored at the 28th

Annual BEYA STEM Conference’s

Student Leadership Awards Ceremony in

Washington, D.C., in February.

On Nov. 9, the Graduate Student Advisory

Council took the National Association of

Graduate and Professional Students 27th

Annual Conference by storm, making

history as the first HBCU to become a

voting member of the organization and

claiming two national offices and three

regional offices for 2014. In addition,

the Aggies participated in the four-day

conference presenting in breakout and

poster sessions.

dwayne A. Johnson, council president,

was elected national chair of the Social

Justice Committee; yasmine farley was

elected national chair of the Employment

Concerns Committee; raleta summers

was elected chair of the Southeast

Region; Brittany glover, chief of staff,

was elected director of communications

(Southeast Region); and Amber urooj was elected chair of employee relations

(Southeast Region). Tiffany richardson,

executive vice president, and osejie oriaifo, representative, School of

Agriculture and Environmental Sciences,

also participated in the conference.

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In September, 10 civil engineering students were invited to Washington,

D.C., for the two-day World Energy Engineering Congress Conference:

Brandy diggs, Jordan gooden, Kelyn green, deanna ho, shakira ibrahim, Justin Montgomery, dana ruth, Ariel White and haley Williamson. Among the speakers were former California governor,

Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions and William Colton,

vice president of corporate planning for Exxon Mobil. WEEC paid the

registration fee for the students and two faculty members, dr. sameer hamoush, chair of civil, architectural and environmental engineering,

and dr. Taher Abu-lebdeh.

Tia Mills, who is pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree in

physical education and health, performed her student student teaching

(grades 7-12) at Ansbach Middle High School in Ansbach, Germany,

during the fall 2013 semester. She is the first graduate student in the

Department of Human Performance and Leisure Studies, School of

Education, to teach in the German school system.

Last summer, civil engineering majors yillian rivera and Tiffany Williams participated in the Advancing Minorities’ Interest in

Engineering (AIME) internship program in Germany. AIME, in partnership

with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, assists undergraduate minority

students in gaining employment in the field of engineering. The U.S.

Army Corp of Engineers provides housing.

“Our German neighbors helped us understand the language and adapt to

the culture. There was such a sense of community,” said Rivera, who is

interested in environmental issues and got hands-on experience working

on a rainwater harvesting project.

“Working in different countries helped me gain a more global perspective

and understanding of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and what it

takes to be a professional engineer,” said Williams. “It was an incredible

experience, from a cultural and engineering standpoint.”

Rivera and Williams stayed in Mainz, the capital of the state of Rhineland-

Palatinate. On weekends the pair traveled around Germany and nearby

countries including Austria, Belgium, France and the Netherlands.

“I also learned the importance of networking and professional

development after meeting three of our alumni from the College of

Engineering who are employed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Aggie Pride is worldwide!”

Senior honor student destenie nock

has made N.C. A&T history as the first

student to receive the George J. Mitchell

Scholarship, and she is the first student

attending a historically black college or

university (HBCU) to receive the award.

The Lusby, Md., native will represent the

United States in Ireland as a 2015 Mitchell

Scholar. She was selected from a pool of

over 300 applicants across the nation. As

part of the selection process, she attended

a reception hosted by the Irish ambassador

at the Irish Embassy and was interviewed

by a panel that included the Irish

ambassador, the senior project director at

the Trust for the National Mall and a former

vice president of the World Bank.

While in Ireland, Nock—who is majoring

in electrical engineering and applied

mathematics—plans to earn a Master of

Science degree in sustainable electrical

energy systems at Queens University

in Belfast. After receiving this degree,

she intends to pursue a Ph.D. in an area

focusing on wind energy. Her ultimate

career goal is to be a faculty member at a

major research institution promoting the

use of wind energy in the U.S. as well as in

developing countries.

The Mitchell Scholarship was established in 1998 by an

endowment from the Government of Ireland and is funded in

collaboration with the U.S. Department of State. The scholarship

seeks to establish a partnership between emerging young

leaders in the U.S. and institutions in Ireland. Recipients are

selected on the basis of scholarship, leadership, and a sustained

commitment to community and public service.

Nock is also one of three winners of the 2014 Black Engineer of

the Year Academic Award, which will be presented at the 28th

Annual BEYA STEM Conference’s Student Leadership Awards

Ceremony in Washington, D.C., in February.

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rodward hewlin, a doctoral

student in the mechanical

engineering department, was one of

10 chosen from across the country

to be recognized by the American

Society of Mechanical Engineers

(ASME) Fluid Engineering Division

as a winner of the 2013 Graduate

Student Scholarship Award for their

outstanding papers presented at the

Fluids Engineering Division Summer

Meeting in Lake Tahoe, Nev.

Learning took on a global meaning for N.C. A&T and Virginia Tech

engineering students during a two-week study abroad program last

summer. Students participating in the Rising Sophomore Abroad

Program (RSAP) ventured outside the traditional classroom for a

diverse cultural experience in Italy, Switzerland and Germany.

RSAP is designed to introduce students to global teaming and

leadership in engineering while providing cultural and practical

experiences. The course emphasizes the importance of cultural

competency for engineers, as well as the cultural, social and economic

aspect of practicing engineering abroad.

The global engineering practicum is comprised of two intergraded modules, each containing

pedagogical content equivalent to three course credit hours. During the two-week in-country

module, students learn about the technological, social, educational and environmental diversity

of these countries.

Sophomore civil engineering major, devaugh nance of Winston Salem, N.C., said his trip to

Europe was an amazing experience. “It allowed me to broaden my experiences as a college

student. We visited the Alp Transit, a European high speed rail network and the Lamborghini car

factory where the most prestigious and sought-after super sports cars are engineered.”

“I had never traveled abroad before, and didn’t know what to expect,” said Mariyah Pressley, a

sophomore biomedical engineering major from Newport News, Va. “Traveling to Europe opened

my eyes to so many different places and experiences. One of the highlights for me was our visit

to Technische Universitat Darmstadt. I had a chance to meet students there and learn what

campus life is like abroad. The trip was an opportunity of a lifetime with memories I will cherish

for years to come.”

RSAP is led by A&T College of Engineering alumna, professor and department head at Virginia

Tech, Dr. Stephanie Adams. ronnie Bailey, professor in the department of civil and architectural

engineering at A&T, assisted Adams as co-teacher of the semester based distance-learning

course. Bailey led the course at A&T and traveled to the Virginia Tech campus to lecture on

visualization and the engineering design process.

Hewlin was a winner in the forum on fluid measurements and

instrumentation for his paper, “Development of a Capacitance

Based Void Fraction Sensor for Two-Phase Flow Measurements,”

co-authored by dr. John Kizito, advisor and professor in the

mechanical engineering department, accepted the award.

Hewlin received a cash honorarium of $1,000 and a one-year

tenure to serve on the Fluid Measurement and Instrumentation

Technical Committee at the international level. The project

is supported by grant funding from the Air Force Research

Laboratory and United Technology Corporation with conference

travel funded through Title III. Hewlin is the recipient of a Title III

PhD Fellowship at North Carolina A&T State University.

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Soon after the spring 2013 semester ended, civil engineering student Eric White boarded a plane for East Africa. His mission was to learn Kiswahili, the native language, and work with a humanitarian organization to aid the people of Tanzania.

White worked through N.C. A&T’s Office of International Programs and the Knowledge Exchange Institute (KEI), which offers a wide array of programs for students interested in integrating courses, internships and cultural interaction.

After a three-week Kiswahili language course in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam, White traveled to Mahenge Town, a remote area of South Central Tanzania where he began an assignment with Caritas, a global confederation of Catholic organizations that provide humanitarian emergency assistance in developing countries.

humanitarian effort

Despite its abundance of lakes, safe water is in short supply in Tanzania. The Caritas-supported water resource project involved constructing a gravity water supply system that will be more sustainable long term during the hot and dry climate. Ultimately, the improved system will provide safe water access for children and families.

While working in Tanzania, White said he discovered that as little as 10 percent of the aid donated to governmental agencies actually reaches Tanzanian villages, while about 90 percent of non-governmental organization (NGO) funding is distributed.

“It made me think, I could create my own NGO to work in the villages performing the same kind of work,” said White.

Before leaving Tanzania, White shared his vision of creating an NGO with village leaders to help deliver assistance and resources to poverty stricken communities. White was considering graduate school upon completing his undergraduate degree in December (2013).

Since his trip, White says the experience has changed his educational trajectory. Instead, he plans to raise money and return to Tanzania this summer (2014), to live and provide humanitarian aid under a registered NGO he is working to establish.

“Studying abroad in Tanzania was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life; not only did I get to direct my own study at my pace and in my

area of interest, but I also forged memorable friendships.

“Having the support of my dean, Dr. Robin Coger, and Dr. Stephanie Luster-Teasley’s Engage 2B Engineers program was huge. Without their sponsorship, I probably would not have gone abroad,” he said.

White has spent time in Costa Rica where he learned to speak, read and write Spanish. As a student, he also

traveled to Rio de Janeiro and Juiz de Fora, Brazil, for six months in 2010. In the summer of 2012, he participated

in a research internship in South Korea sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

By Terri Godwin

Eric White, a civil engineering major

who graduated in December, with

children and men in Mahenge Town,

Tanzania, where he worked to bring

safe water access to families.

EnginEEring sTudEnT Eric WhiTE’s ProJEcT hElPs ProVidE sAfE WATEr AccEss for fAMiliEs in TAnZAniA

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Franklin EugEnE Mccain Sr., a pioneer for justice, transitioned to eternal life on January 9, 2014, to be with his wife Bettye, who preceded him in death. Dr. McCain had dedicated his life to family and service.

Born January 3, 1941, to Warner E. McCain and Mattie M. McCain in Union County, N.C., McCain grew up in Washington, D.C., where he graduated from Eastern High School in 1959. McCain enrolled at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (then A&T College) and graduated in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and biology.

Franklin Eugene McCain Sr.

A legacy of courage

While matriculating at A&T, McCain realized the wheels of justice were turning in the right direction for only a few and the masses were being eliminated from the process. He, along with three classmates Ezell Blair Jr. (now Jibreel Khazan), Joseph A. McNeil and David L. Richmond, decided to make a statement against the segregation and injustices that prevailed in the United States. They strategically planned to make a difference and on a cool Monday in February 1960, they began to implement their plan by walking that long mile from the campus to the F.W. Woolworth Store in downtown Greensboro. The courageous A&T Four (later known as the Greensboro Four) sat at the “whites only” lunch counter. This bold move served as a catalyst and a springboard for other sit-ins to take place in cities across North Carolina and the nation.

Because of their brave act, the Woolworth store was prompted to integrate the lunch counter five months later. Additionally, the Greensboro episode—as proclaimed by most—had the greatest impact, inviting national publicity and inspiring a heightened level of activism among college students and other youths. In the same year, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the most effective civil rights groups, was born in Southern black colleges.

To commemorate the action of these young men, a portion of the lunch counter from the Woolworth store is now on exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., and the site of the store in Greensboro, N.C., is occupied by the International Civil Rights Museum. It is an honor for Franklin McCain to have his legacy remembered in the city where he grew up and the one where he attended school and dared to make a difference.

A year after graduating from A&T, he married his Bennett College sweetheart, Bettye Davis, who shared his desire to correct a wrong and who also participated in the civil rights demonstration. Franklin and Bettye moved to Charlotte and had three sons: Franklin Jr., Wendell and W. Bertrand.

McCain was employed at Hoechst-Celanese Corporation in Charlotte as a chemist. His analytical skills were recognized and he was tapped to become a section leader in its home furnishings fibers division. He ultimately was promoted to senior executive at the same company.

McCain became a member of Memorial United Presbyterian Church where he gave freely of his talents and resources. He was an inspiration to everyone he met. He never boasted of his accomplishments, but always remained humble and forever encouraging others to rise to their fullest potential.

McCain

The A&T Four (l-r): Franklin E. McCain, Ezell Blair Jr., David L. Richmond and Joseph A. McNeil

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When great trees fall,

rocks on distant hills shudder,

lions hunker down

in tall grasses,

and even elephants

lumber after safety.

When great trees fall

in forests,

small things recoil into silence,

their senses

eroded beyond fear.

When great souls die,

the air around us becomes

light, rare, sterile.

We breathe, briefly.

Our eyes, briefly,

see with

a hurtful clarity.

Our memory, suddenly sharpened,

examines,

gnaws on kind words

unsaid,

promised walks

never taken.

Great souls die and

our reality, bound to

them, takes leave of us.

Our souls,

dependent upon their

nurture,

now shrink, wizened.

Our minds, formed

and informed by their

radiance,

fall away.

We are not so much maddened

as reduced to the unutterable ignorance

of dark, cold

caves.

And when great souls die,

after a period peace blooms,

slowly and always

irregularly. Spaces fill

with a kind of

soothing electric vibration.

Our senses, restored, never

to be the same, whisper to us.

They existed. They existed.

We can be. Be and be

better. For they existed.

Many small trees will grow

To maturity and give shade

And oxygen and beauty

To the world

Because of the life,

Courage and inspiration of

Mr. Franklin McCain.

Our world is indebted

To this great hero!

~ written by Maya Angelou ©

Although McCain never ran for public office, he was a mentor for those who aspired to serve. He instilled in them a zest for always believing in who they were and what they could do and to never settle for anything less. He was a role model, not only for his children but for their friends who would often visit his home to sit and talk with him and to learn about the real meaning of being true to yourself and your convictions.

McCain and his wife Bettye continued their fight for justice in Charlotte and worked tirelessly with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Incorporated. Franklin served as chairman of the North Carolina Regional Committee, which sponsored statewide events to raise funds for the NAACP LDF Fund Inc.

McCain’s work did not go unnoticed. He has been recognized and honored by numerous organizations across this state and nation. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, North Carolina A&T State University, in 1994, for his contribution to the civil rights movement.

Some of his numerous awards and recognitions include The Nancy Susan Reynolds Award for Advocacy, Humanitarian of the Year Award from North Carolina NAACP, The Order of the Long Leaf Pine from Governor James Martin, Pioneer for Freedom Award from Memorial Presbyterian Church, Drum Major for Justice Award for Civil Rights from the SCLC Women, Legend Award of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and Citizenship Education Fund from Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King, and the Nabisco Brands, Incorporated listing of Famous Black American Leaders.

McCain’s academic excellence was manifested as he served as chairman of the board of trustees at North Carolina A&T State University, and on the boards of Bennett College, North Carolina Central University and the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. The latter penned a resolution on June 14, 2013, honoring him for his longstanding and loyal services to the university and to the State of North Carolina.

McCain made time to volunteer with many groups—two of those as a valued member and serving as sire archon and chairman of the Membership Council of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity and as chairman of the Black Political Caucus.

a legacy of courage

N.C. A&T Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr.

McCain (left) and Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair Jr.) share a moment on campus

prior to the unveiling of the February One Monument. (Feb. 1, 2002)

McCain (left) and N.C. A&T alumnus Jesse L. Jackson Sr. (second left) join officials

for the opening of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in downtown

Greensboro, N.C. (Feb. 1, 2010) Part of the ICRCM is located in the F.W. Woolworth

building where the Feb. 1, 1960, sit-in occurred.

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a legacy of courage

Clockwise from bottom left:

Harrison Auditorium prior to

the memorial service; news

media in front of the February

One Monument on University

Circle; program cover; A&T

Four members Joseph A.

McNeil (right) and Jibreel

Khazan (left).

Top: Family, friends and

community share fond

memories of McCain at the

university’s memorial.

Bottom: Franklin E.

McCain Jr. (left) listens as

A&T alumnus Lewis A.

Brandon recounts his past

experiences with McCain Sr.

(Jan. 16)

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The Tutor Center has been made possible by a three-year grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust and the partnership of N.C. A&T, UNCG, UNCG’s North Carolina Center for New North Carolinians and the help of volunteers and donors from Americorps, Blevins, Caraway Mobile Home Movers, Frye Concrete Co. LLC, PDQ Construction LLC, Precision Decks & Garages, Swaim Electric, Heating & Air and Yes! We Care Charities.

Located in the heart of the Oakwood Forest community, the initial idea for the Tutor Center was to have a place for children in the primarily Latino neighborhood to have a place to do their homework and get the help they need with school work from Americorps volunteers. The center has grown to include help for adults that include English as a second language classes and counseling.

“This is a very unique and innovative program,” said Dr. Maura Nsonwu, principal investigator and assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Work.

Serving the Community

Joint Master of Social Work students gain

hands-on experience at new center

Tucked away in north Greensboro off U.S. 29 is one of the most valuable teaching tools for North Carolina A&T State University and University of North Carolina at Greensboro social work undergraduate and graduate students alike.

On Oct. 4, the Supporting Thriving Families (STF) project opened the Oakwood Forest Tutor Center in the Oakwood Forest mobile home community.

“This is a really amazing project,” said Dr. Yoko Crume, principal investigator and associate professor of the Joint Masters of Social Work (JMSW) program.

This project is the product of a long history of strong collaboration between the social work programs of A&T and UNCG. The goal of the STF project is to increase access to culturally responsive mental health services for the Latino residents.

Innovative ideas for sustainable mental health services have been identified and include locating the service in the resident-supported activity center at the Oakwood Forest community; providing bilingual services by social workers, AmeriCorps members, and volunteers; training the next generation of social workers to meet the needs of the Latino residents in the community; and engaging in research activities for community change and improvement.

This forward thinking of placing this program in a neighborhood with a large concentration of Latino residents is a significant factor in the project securing the funding from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, Nsonwu said.

The trust was established in 1947 to improve the quality of life and quality of health for the financially needy of North Carolina. It is comprised of two divisions: (1) Health Care responds to health and wellness needs and invests in solutions that improve the quality of health for financially needy residents of the state and (2) Poor and Needy responds to basic life needs and invests in solutions that improve the quality of life for financially needy residents of Forsyth County.

For Oakwood Forest residents to receive this access to counseling services, four graduate students from the Joint Masters of Social Work program along with three UNCG and one A&T undergraduate students will work at the center for their internship.

“This gives these students an opportunity for a good internship experience outside a traditional agency,” STF project coordinator Natosha Knight said.

The students will have an opportunity to counsel adults, families and children. JMSW student Julie Rains is one of the eight interns working on the project. She began work on the project in September and likes the program. She is invested already.

“My goal is to support the program in whatever direction they want to go,” she said. “I want to provide mental health services to people who need them.”

Rains’ enthusiasm is shared by her fellow interns, Crume said.

By Tiffany S. Jones ’03

“They’re excited because they see that what they are learning in the classroom can be applied in the real world,” Crume said.

“There are a lot of students who just want the experience they get to come and help people. It’s nurturing for all of us.”

Principal investigators Crume, Nsonwu, Dr. Jay Poole, assistant professor of social work at UNCG, and Dr. Raleigh Bailey, CNNC director emeritus, worked together for more than a year to write a proposal for funding for this project. It was important that community engagement be a large piece of this program as Crume and Nsonwu teach it to their students.

“We talk about being culturally competent and the students realize they need to learn the culture and the language—this program gives them a hands-on approach.”

It is that hands-on approach that appeals most to Rains because she gets the chance help break down the barriers that hinder Latino people from the mental health services they need.

“There’s a stigma, sometimes, there’s no insurance and a lot of it is just the lack of access to the services—I want to be able to help them get the help they need,” she said.

For the duration of STF, the number of interns will be capped at eight but there are several volunteer opportunities for students from A&T and UNCG. Volunteers will not be given an opportunity to participate in counseling services for liability reasons but they can be of use in other ways.

“Students can help with everything from tutoring the kids to coming with us on field trips to teaching the English as a second language classes,” Knight said. “It’s such a unique experience in that we are very community based and we get to serve all ages based on what they need.

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When Patrick D. Cannon was in elementary school, he

hardly imagined a career in politics. Instead, the newly

sworn in mayor of Charlotte, N.C., had vivid dreams of

pursuing a career in communications and business.

Determined to achieve his childhood goals, Cannon

majored in journalism and mass communication

and held a minor in business at North Carolina A&T

State University. He was on track to following his

dreams, until he attended his first neighborhood

meeting. There, he learned haunting stories of fragile

communities immersed in less than fair conditions.

Cannon felt compelled to help, so he volunteered to be

the voice of the people and to bring about change in

the community.

“One of the communities that actually took me up on it

was the very one I grew up in,” said the Charlotte native,

who was sworn into office Dec. 2, 2013.

In 1993, at the age of 26, Cannon ran and won the

District 3 council seat, making him the youngest

elected official to join Charlotte’s city council. In 2001,

he was elected as an at-large council member and

served as mayor pro tem for four of those years.

Cannon arrived on the political scene with big ideas

about public housing, recreational opportunities for

youth and educational development, but in his first

elected position his most prominent battle was the

one against his young age.

“I think people became accustomed to having

(elected officials) who were more tenured in age then

I happened to be, but when they heard me begin to

articulate what the issues were in the district, they

immediately did a 180,” Cannon recalls.

In a short time he was able to convince them that

where he lacked in age and experience he more

than made up for in vision. Cannon was educated,

articulate and prepared to combat the issues

set before him. He used the skills he developed

while studying at North Carolina A&T—research,

communication and organizational skills—to his

advantage.

Cannon shared that faculty and staff members like

Dean Tuggle, Gail Wiggins, Jaqueline Pender-Jones

and Tony Welbourne nurtured his professional

abilities and prepared him for his current career path.

“All of the opportunities to engage with them paid

off for me and helped me to become what I am

today, the mayor of one of the largest cities in the

country,” he said.

Cannon knows that leading one of the nation’s

largest cities also comes with great responsibilities.

Foremost, he plans to create more job opportunities.

He also will focus on developing transportation

opportunities, affordable housing and making the city

an international hub for the distribution of goods.

In addition to his goals for economic development,

Cannon also plans to take on social issues like

domestic violence and mentoring. He wants to raise

awareness for domestic violence and expand the

Mayor’s Mentoring Alliance program.

At the age of seven, Cannon’s father was killed, leaving

him and his mother struggling to make ends meet.

“Knowing and understanding that what she and I went

through then, other people are still going through

today,” he said. “One thing I want to do is help to

change those situations and conditions if I can.”

At an early age, Cannon’s mother exposed him to the

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America mentoring

program. It is an experience he reverences and holds

dear to his heart.

“Now, I think it’s clear why mentoring means so much

to me. It helped me along the way and I do believe,

truly, it can help another young person achieve their

goals,” he said.

Cannon has had his fair share of obstacles but his life

and legacy is proof that "good things come to those

who wait, but greater things come to those who don't

wait," he said.

The husband, father of two children, invested

community member, small-business owner and new

mayor of Charlotte, N.C., has no plans of slowing

down. He began his career many years ago as a

young man eager to make a change. Now, he sits at

the helm of one of the most rapidly growing cities in

the United States.

"The only thing between you and your success is

air and opportunity,” he said. “There's plenty of air.

The question becomes, ‘What will you do to take

advantage of the opportunity?’" Cannon explained.

KING of the QUEEN CITYAlumnus Patrick Cannon ’99 is mayor of Charlotte, N.C.

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people behind the scholarships

Trustee pledges $125,000 for scholarships

William Tracy Stokes Sr. was born in rural Sampson County, N.C.,

and raised by a family who wanted more for him than they had

themselves – an education.

Stokes’ father, Harrison, never attended school or learned to

read and write. The elder Stokes did, however, memorize the

story, “Henny Penny and Chicken Little,” and enjoyed telling it

to everyone who would listen. It’s a story William learned in the

third grade.

A relative, Louise Killett, dropped out of school in the eighth grade

and felt it appropriate to help Stokes’ parents, Harrison and Mary,

send him to North Carolina A&T State University.

In the spirit of his family who made sacrifices to pay for his

education, Stokes has pledged $50,000 to create two endowment

funds—the Harrison Stokes Endowed Scholarship Fund and the

Louise Killett Endowed Scholarship Fund—to honor his family.

Both scholarships will be managed by the Office of Financial Aid

and will be awarded to full-time undergraduate students attending

N.C. A&T with a high school grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 and

a minimum SAT score of 1000. Students who have a financial need

will be given priority, and the awards are renewable as long as the

student maintains a 2.5 GPA.

Stokes will make five annual pledge payments by the

end of the fiscal year for the next five years. Once

the endowment of $25,000 has been made for

each scholarship, the funds generated from

the interest will be made available from the

scholarship one year after the balance has

been achieved.

Because these are endowed gifts, the

principal investment of $25,000 each

will remain with the university in

perpetuity. Stokes and others may

make additional donations by

gift or bequest. Any gifts made

to these funds are eligible for

matching under A&T’s Title III

program.

Stokes

Alumnus establishes scholarships in honor of family

While Emerson U. Fullwood may have been named to the North Carolina A&T State University Board of Trustees last spring, his financial commitment to the university has surpassed his tenure as a trustee.

In 2012, Fullwood and his wife Vernita pledged a total gift of $125,000 that includes their personal gift and a matching gift from the Xerox Corporation to create the Emerson U. and Vernita Fullwood Xerox Endowed Scholarship. The first of five annual pledge payments was made that year.

The scholarship will provide financial awards for undergraduate students majoring in degree programs in the College of Engineering, the School of Business and Economics or studies within the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields who demonstrate outstanding potential and high academic achievement. The student must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average, and preference will be given to students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Awards are renewable and eligible recipients must reapply. The minimum award per student is $1,500 per academic year and recipients may receive up to four annual awards.

Fullwood, a North Carolina native, is the retired corporate vice president of Xerox Corporation. He began his career as an account representative and has held several executive and general management leadership positions within the company over the course of his career. He has been the executive chief of staff and marketing officer for Xerox North America, president of the Xerox Worldwide Channels Group, president of Latin America, executive chief staff officer of Developing Markets and president of Worldwide Customer Services.

He currently serves as a director of multiple health insurance and financial institutions nationally and several education and nonprofit civic boards of directors. Fullwood has also served as Rochester Institute of Technology’s Minett Professor and has done some work with the E. Philip Saunders College of Business.

Fullwood holds a B.A. degree in economics from North Carolina State University, an M.B.A. in marketing from Columbia University and an honorary doctorate from N.C. A&T.

N.C. A&T sophomore

accounting major Stanley

Mitchell (left) and senior

architectural engineering

major Zachary Canady are

recipients of the Emerson U.

and Vernita Fullwood Xerox

Endowed Scholarship this

academic year.

By Tiffany S. Jones ’03

Fullwood

aggie athleticsBy Brian M. Holloway ’97

Coach Rod Broadway likes to joke that when he assumed the job as

head football coach at North Carolina A&T, Aggie supporters often

told him all they wanted was to win Homecoming and beat North

Carolina Central University.

Broadway should be in good standing having won this year’s

Homecoming game as well as the match against N.C. Central

N.C. A&T’s impressive 59-12 Homecoming win over Virginia University

of Lynchburg was as much about beating the Dragons as it was about

becoming a better football team in the three remaining games of the

2013 season.

“When you’re playing in game like this the thing you’re trying to do is

get better individually,” said A&T head coach Rod Broadway. “That’s

what we’re trying to get our guys to see.

“We were better than they were. But it’s always nice to win. It doesn’t

matter if it is Homecoming or what; a win’s a win. I’m proud of my

guys. They stayed focused and played well enough to win.”

Cohen Named MeAC’s Best rookie

Over the course of seven consecutive

weeks, N.C. A&T freshman running back

Tarik Cohen of Bunn, N.C., made such an

indelible impression on the Mid Eastern

Athletic Conference, the conference’s

sports information directors and head

coaches decided to make him the 2013

MEAC Rookie of the Year.

Cohen was the only Aggie to make first-

team, all-conference.

Cohen did not become the Aggies starter

until Game 5 on Oct. 12 at Hampton. He

made sure he would never leave the starting

lineup again by rushing for 180 yards and compiling 119 yards

receiving while scoring a pair of touchdowns. In his seven

weeks in the spotlight, Cohen went on to earn MEAC Offensive

Player of the Week honors three times and MEAC Rookie of

the Week honors twice. He led the conference in rushing with

1,148 yards and eight touchdowns. He also made 11 catches for

152 yards and a touchdown. He is the only Aggie freshman in

school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.

Cohen is also a candidate for the Jerry Rice

Award, an honor that recognizes the best FCS

freshman in the nation. He is the second Aggie

in four years to win rookie of the year after all-

time leading rusher Mike Mayhew won it 2009.

“I’m so proud of him,” said Broadway about

Cohen. “If he keeps his head on right, this

kid is going to be unbelievable. He’s already

unbelievable. A couple of years from now, this

guy is going to be amazing.”

Four Aggies—offensive linemen William Ray

Robinson III and Nathan Isles, linebacker

D’Vonte Grant and cornerback/return

specialist D’Vonte Graham—earned second-team honors.

Three other Aggies—strong safety Travis Crosby, defensive

end Tyree Hearn and placekicker Cody Jones—made the

MEAC’s third team.

“It’s wonderful to see eight of our guys recognized by the

conference,” said head coach Rod Broadway. “It truly shows

how far our program has come in three years and how hard

these young men have worked to see this program have

better days. They deserve a tremendous amount of credit.”

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Aggies Win Homecoming and NCCU Matchup for Third Consecutive Year

A&T now has a 16-16 Homecoming record at

Aggie Stadium.

During the match against longtime rival

NCCU, the Aggies held the Eagles to 148

yards of offense in a 28-0 win at Aggie

Stadium. In addition to it being the third win

over the Eagles, the game marked the first

time since 2003—when Broadway was head

coach at NCCU—the Aggies held the Eagles

scoreless. It was also the first time in 13 years

the Aggies shutout a conference opponent.

Now Broadway wants to take the next step

beyond just winning the Homecoming and

NCCU games.

The Aggies will get back their spring practice

after coming out of NCAA sanctions because

of a low graduation rate. However, Broadway

has some big names to replace including his

entire secondary led by All-MEAC standouts

Travis Crosby and D’Vonte Graham. Defensive

end Tyree Heam and starting offensive

linemen Timothy Sunkins, Danye Gorrell and

Nathan Isles will be gone. There will also be a

new quarterback in Aggieland next season.

“I think we’re moving in the right direction,”

said Broadway. “We’re out of penalty phase

and next year we get all of our time back,

which is big … I am so looking forward to

spring practice.”

In his fifth season as head coach of the

North Carolina A&T State University

women’s bowling team, James Williams

hopes to capture both Mid-Eastern

Athletic Conference (MEAC) Southern

Division and MEAC Championship

Tournament titles.

The N.C. A&T Aggies currently hold the

No. 2 spot in the South and are looking

to bypass Norfolk State University for

the division win.

“We’re looking at a pretty good chance

of actually winning the Southern division

title. We’re only two games behind

Norfolk,” Williams said.

The top four teams in both the North

and South divisions will advance to the

championships scheduled for March 21-

23 in Chesapeake, Va.

“We’re sitting in pretty good position to

make sure we’re invited in March,” said

Williams.

Courtney Crook a senior team member

says that the team’s chemistry has

contributed greatly to the winning

season. For Crook, capturing the

Southern division title would be the

team’s greatest victory.

“We are expected to finish second, but

if we get that top spot that would be

huge,” Crook said.

In earlier years, women’s bowling

claimed four MEAC Championship

titles, including three back-to-back

wins from 2001–02 to 2003–04. The

Aggies qualified for the championship in

2012–13.

Although the championship games are

still months away the Aggies are already

bringing in awards. The team earned

its first national ranking on Dec. 26,

2013, and secured the final spot on the

National Tenpin Coaches Association

Media Poll.

Bowling Team Sets Sight on MeAC Championship

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greatest homecoming on earth ’13

Once again, N.C. A&T’s Homecoming was one of the best

on earth. Alumni and friends from around the world

embarked upon Aggieland to participate in the festivities.

Homecoming Week 2013 kicked off with the coronation

for Mister and Miss N.C. A&T, Anthony Fitzhugh and

Ambriya Neal, respectively. And it wouldn’t be Homecom-

ing without a hot lineup of entertainers. Among this year’s

picks were Mike Epps and Friends, The Men of Soul (Jef-

frey Osborne, Peabo Bryson, Freddie Jackson and Howard

Hewitt), Kirk Franklin, T.I., J. Cole, Kelly Rowland, J. Cole

and Juicy J. Other activities included golfing, tailgating,

school/college cookouts, a step show and block party. Best

of all, the Aggies won the game against Virginia University

of Lynchburg, 59-12!

1950sThe James River Community Center

has been renamed the Abram frink Jr.

Community Center in honor of the 1952

N.C. A&T graduate for his service to

various county boards and commissions

in James City County, Va., from the 1960s

through the 1980s. The new name was

unveiled in November during a surprise

celebration for Frink’s 86th birthday.

henry E. frye sr. ’53 is the subject of a

book, “Henry E. Frye: North Carolina’s

First African American Chief Justice,” by

author Howard E. Covington Jr. Along with

his career, the book traces “the growing

participation of African Americans in

the civic, political and social life of North

Carolina.”

1970sKenneth A. “Ken” free ’70 was one of 13

inducted into the Guilford County (N.C.)

Sports Hall of Fame’s class of 2013. Free

was a standout baseball player at Dudley

High School in Greensboro. He later served

as the first full-time commissioner of the

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)

and various positions within the National

Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

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alumni newsAGGIES ON THE MOVE First Lady Michelle Obama recently recognized

demetria Tucker ’72 for her work with the

Pearl Bailey Library Youth Program in Newport

News, Va. On Nov. 22, the program received

the 2013 National Arts and Humanities Youth

Program Award, which includes a $10,000

grant and technical support. The library was

among 12 after-school or out-of-school time

programs across the nation chosen out of 350

nominations and 50 finalists to receive this

year’s award at the White House.

Tucker, senior family and youth services

librarian, has worked with the library system

since the mid-1970s. She worked for the

Roanoke Public Library System until 2004 and

then moved to the Pearl Bailey Library in 2008.

She is also a recipient of the 2013 Coretta Scott

King Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime

Achievement.

1980sgregory Marrow ’80 is the chief information

officer (CIO) for Durham County, N.C.

gwendolyn K. ferguson ’81 was featured

recently in the Washington Business Journal.

The “Capital One Bank salutes transformative

leaders in our community” Q&A spotlights

Ferguson’s work with United Communities

Against Poverty Inc., where she is president

and CEO. The non-profit is the official

Community Action Agency (CAA) for Prince

George’s County (Md.) and the leading

advocate for communities of people facing

deficiencies in education, affordable housing,

economic stability and adequate health care

access. UCAP is dedicated to providing ample

services to individuals and families whose

quality of life has been negatively impacted by

poverty, unemployment, homelessness, crime

and inadequate public health services.

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frances Peppers ’85 received the 2013 National Alumni President

of the Year award from the National Black College Hall of Fame

Foundation. The award was presented during the National Black

College Hall of Fame Conference, Sept. 26–29 in Atlanta, Ga.

Peppers served as president of N.C. A&T’s alumni association

from July 1, 2012, until June 30, 2013. She currently serves as vice

chair of the executive board of The North Carolina A&T State

University Alumni Association Inc.

1990ssonja n. hines ’92, president of H&S Resources Corp., was one of

25 women selected to receive the 2013 Women of Color Award

from 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, D.C. Presented in

partnership with the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO),

the awards are based upon the success of these distinguished

business leaders and for service to the community. Hines also

has received a 2013 Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award

(Maryland/Virginia/Pennsylvania/Delaware/District of Columbia

region).

According to the Baltimore Sun Magazine (July 2013), Hines

is one of 50 women to watch. Under her leadership, H&S

Resources, a multi-million dollar company based in Columbia, Md.,

nearly doubled its revenue and more than tripled the number

of employees in the course of a year. The company provides

integrated facilities management, logistics and information

technology services. It has been recognized as one of the 50

fastest growing women-owned companies in the nation by WPO.

naTasha y. Williams ’92 is a member of the Broadway musical, “A

Night with Janis Joplin,” where she is cast as a Joplinaire, blues

singer, blues woman and Aretha Franklin. She recently performed

with other cast members on the Wendy Williams Show. She also

has appeared in “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess” (Maria) and

“The Color Purple” (Sofia) on Broadway as well as in other shows

in New York City and across the nation.

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Michelle cooper Kelly ’94 has been appointed to a four-year term on the

Marietta City (Ga.) Council, representing Ward 6. She is the first African

American female to serve in this role.

The Oxford, N.C., native most recently served as co-chair of the Marietta

Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. In 2012, she was a delegate to

the Democratic National Convention, representing the 11th Congressional

District.

Tim Atwell ’95 is featured on the cover of US Black Engineer & Information

Technology Magazine (Vol. 37, No. 2). Atwell is technology executive for

the ATM channel at Bank of America, where he is responsible for delivering

customer focused self-service technology solutions as well as vendor

management and software and hardware reliability on more than 16,000

ATMs. He joined Bank of America in 2005. Prior to that he worked as an

information technology leader at General Electric.

laquisha M. Parks ’95 was recently named

manager of the business excellence department

at Duke Energy, providing operational and

strategic direction, governance and management

for the company’s transmission and distribution

damage claims function. Parks is also the founder

of “Q” Cards LLC, a faith-based organization that

provides motivational speaking and biblically

based facilitation and teaching, and she recently published a book, “Job 41:

The Leviathan Spirit of Pride.”

calvin stevens Jr. was chosen as one of 10 individual winners of the 2013

Leader in Diversity award by the Triangle Business Journal. Stevens serves

as the director of business development and diversity for Balfour Beatty

Construction where he initiated the creation of the company’s diversity

mission, effort and program, has led its mentor/protégé efforts for seven

historically underutilized business (HUB) firms in North Carolina and has

mentored over 175 construction professionals.

Katherine stevenson-chavis is a 2013

recipient of the Director’s Commendation

Honor Award at Marshall Space Flight Center

in Huntsville, Ala., where she is an engineering

directorate.

This honor, the highest award given at

MSFC, is given to an individual whose job

performance and/or special accomplishments

merit recognition where other avenues of

recognition are not sufficient. Stevenson-

Chavis was cited for outstanding leadership

demonstration of professionalism and

exceptional dedication as the lead systems

engineer for the high energy replicated optics

to explore the sun.

2000sAshley Watkins ’04 is the public relations

manager at Bouvier Kelly, a branding,

advertising and public relations agency in

Greensboro, N.C. Watkins has extensive

experience in nonprofit marketing and

previously was a part of a team that oversees

the marketing and community relations

efforts for the five-county territory that makes

up Goodwill Industries of Central North

Carolina Inc.

lynnae cennette quick ’05 received a Ph.D.

degree in planetary science from Johns

Hopkins University in May of 2013. She is

one of only four African American women in

the United States, and one of seven African

Americans, to hold this degree. In August, she

began a postdoctoral position at NASA Space

Center in Greenbelt, Md.

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IN MEMORIAMAlumni 2013

Jeff Berry ’82, Nov. 29

Waymond Anthony Blackmon ’76, Greensboro, N.C., Oct. 26

samuel Edward Brown sr. ’48, Wilmington, Del., Oct. 21

carolyn rae “carole” simmons carr ’66, Kingsport, Tenn., Oct. 25

Brian Keith Easter, Laurel, Md., April 16

Penny Mcintyre Eller, High Point, July 24

Anne gaines-swygert, Greensboro, N.C.

ruby Mae Williamson Jones ’54, Greensboro, N.C., Nov. 28

fred lutz, Goldsboro, N.C., Nov. 17

charles napoleon Mclendon, High Point, N.C., Sept. 7

caren hobbs McPherson ’98MS, Greensboro, N.C., Dec. 7

Marvin l. Morris, saginaw, Mich., Nov. 2

Vera “Jean” o’hara rivers, Statesville, N.C., Dec. 12

Albert E. smith ’56, Pembroke Pines, Fla., Nov. 17

Ann Wilson scales ’80MS, Greensboro, N.C., Nov. 26

Kenneth Avery smith ’88, Durham, N.C., Sept. 3

Marshall Bruce Thompson ’76, Reidsville, N.C., Sept. 17

ruby griffin Watlington, Greensboro, N.C., Dec. 17

Melvin Terrell Williams ’97, Greensboro, N.C., Oct.

Employees and others

helen scott donnell, former barber of Memorial Student

Union, Greensboro, N.C., June 3

William h. Mitchell Jr., former instructor of biology,

Greensboro, N.C.

Alumni 2014

gloria debnam-smith, Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 7

Matthew little ‘43, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 26

franklin Eugene Mccain sr. ’64, Greensboro, N.C., Jan. 9

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dr. harold l. Martin sr. ’74, chancellor

of North Carolina A&T State University,

was honored Oct. 11, with the dedication

and ribbon cutting for the new Martin-

Schexnider Residence Hall on the campus

of Winston Salem State University (WSSU).

The residence hall consists of two towers

that are named after the university’s

former chancellors: Martin, who served as

chancellor from 2000 to 2006, and Alvin J.

Schexnider, who was chancellor from 1996

until 2000. Each tower holds 227 beds

with two shared bathrooms and a common

living space on each floor.

“I am delighted and honored to be a

part of Winston-Salem State University’s

strong history and legacy,” said Martin. “I

am grateful to have served the Winston-

Salem State University campus community

as chancellor and truly find it remarkable

to be recognized through the naming of

the new residence hall alongside former

chancellor Alvin J. Schexnider.”

Under Martin’s leadership, the university was reclassified from a

Baccalaureate I to a Master’s II institution, a school of graduate studies and

research was created, seven master’s degree programs were established,

the overall quality of academic programs was enhanced, and the university’s

enrollment doubled.

WSSU’s board of trustees approved the naming of the building in

September of 2012, in an effort to recognize those who have served as

chancellor at the university.

Pictured l-r: Martin, N.C. A&T First Lady Davida Wagner Martin ‘75, former WSSU First

Lady Virginia R. Schexnider and former WSSU Chancellor Alvin J. Schexnider

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials (ERC-RMB) has a significant new collaborator.  

On Oct. 23, 2013, executives of InCube Labs of San Jose, Calif., visited North Carolina A&T State University to sign an agreement to work together on bringing the ERC-RMB’s technology to the medical marketplace.

InCube Labs is a life sciences research lab focused on developing and commercializing medical breakthroughs. It takes basic biomedical technology and develops medical applications that physicians can use to improve patient outcomes.

With more than 20 spin-off companies that produce implantable devices, drug delivery combinations, and interventional devices and use novel biomaterials, InCube Labs’ background positions it well for implementing the ERC’s novel magnesium alloys and other technology for implantable, bioresorbable medical devices.

mixed bag

Key CollaborationEngineering research center gains key collaborator for commercializing revolutionary technology

significance of the agreement

Dr. Leon Esterowitz of the National Science Foundation says InCube’s commercialization expertise addresses a critical gap in the way biomedical technology is developed today. Esterowitz is the NSF program director working with the ERC.

“Translating knowledge from biomedical science into clinical applications has been compared to crossing a ‘valley of death’ because of the many issues that separate the scientist at the research bench from the M.D. at the bedside,” Esterowitz says.

“Forty years ago, basic and clinical research were linked in institutions such as NIH (National Institutes of Health). Medical research was largely done by physician-scientists who also treated patients. That changed with the explosion of molecular biology in the 1970s. Clinical and basic research started to separate, and biomedical research departments emerged as a new discipline.

“The bulk of biomedical research is now done by highly specialized Ph.D. scientists, and the ecosystems of basic medical research and clinical research have significantly diverged. The gap left behind is the so-called ‘valley of death,’ and neither basic medical researchers, busy with discoveries, or physicians, busy with patients, have stepped into this void.

“Basic scientists have few incentives to move outside their comfort zone. It means getting involved with complex regulatory and patent issues, And it may also hurt their careers since it is not the type of research that gets published by leading journals and helps academic promotion.

“I believe Mir Imran and InCube can provide the tools and expertise to bridge this void.”

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By David Arneke

InCube was established by Imran, its CEO, in 1995. It has worked with Duke, Johns Hopkins, Stanford and several other universities. InCube operates labs in San Jose and San Antonio. Its corporate family includes a venture capital fund and a medical manufacturing company.

The ERC is developing novel magnesium alloys, polymer coatings, and sensors that can be used in implantable, bioresorbable medical devices that, at the appropriate time and rate, can be broken down within the body and and pass out of it without the need for surgical removal. Such devices could include plates, screws, and wires used in orthopedic, craniofacial, and cardiovascular surgery. A prototype device now in testing is a wire cage to immobilize spinal disks after fusion surgery.

N.C. A&T leads the ERC consortium, which includes the University of Pittsburgh, University of Cincinnati, and Hannover Medical School in Germany. It is funded by the NSF, which has invested more than $20 million in ERC research since 2008.

David Arneke is the director of research communications, Division of Research and Economic Development, at N.C. A&T.

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PICTORIAL HISTORY BOOK

TO BE PUBLISHED fOR 125TH

ANNIVERSARY

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A book, Pictorial History of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State

University, is being developed as part of the university’s 125th anniversary

celebration that will occur in 2016.

Old photographs and historical documents would help tell the university’s

history from 1891 to the present. Alumni and friends of the university are asked

to submit items for possible inclusion in the book. Items should include the

identification of individual(s) and event(s) involved, place and time. While

inclusion is not guaranteed, all materials will be considered and returned.

Photos and documents should be sent/delivered by Monday, March 10, to the

address below:

F.D. Bluford Library

Attention: Pictorial Review

North Carolina A&T State University

1601 East Market Street

Greensboro, NC 27411.

Include an appropriate self-addressed stamped envelope or box to allow

return of materials.

Questions should be directed to the co-authors: Dr. Teresa Styles at

[email protected] or Valerie Nieman, [email protected]. Persons without

email may call 336-285-4151.

First “Official” winner, 2014 honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase in Atlanta, Ga.

in its 12th year, the honda Battle of the Bands invitational showcase is open to all hBcu bands, with eight bands advancing to the showcase. This was A&T’s third appearance.

Congratulationsnorth Carolina a&t Blue & gold marChing maChine!

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